Collapsible drinking-cup.



E. VON RIARGYAS 6: J. W. DEIDRICK. COLLAPSIBLE DRINKING CUP. APPLICATIONFILED JULY 24,1911.

'Patnted May.7, 1912.

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UNITED STATES Parana canton.

EUGENE VON VARGYAS AND (TOSEPH W. DEIDRICK, 0F PITTSBURGH, EENNSY$VANIA.

coLLArsIBLn DRINKING--GUP.

To all whom, it may concern.

Be it known that we, (1) EUGENE Von VAnoYAs' and (2) JOSEPH W. DEIDBICK,(1) a subject of the King of Hungary and (2) a ,citizen ofthe UnitedStates ofAmerica,

without resorting to the use of staples or other fastening means.

Another object of this invention is to provide a one piece drinking cuphaving foldable edges thatiform a non-leakable recep tacle.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction to be hereinafter specifically described and thenclaimed, and reference will nowbe had to the drawing, wherein-:

Figure 1 is a plan of a blank from which the cup is made, Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing the blank partially folded, Fig.

- is a similar view showing the flaps of the blank folded, Fig, 4 is asimilar view showing a further folding of the flaps, Fig. 5 is asimilar. view of a cup, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the upper edgeof the cup.

The blank from which the cup is made comprises two sections 1 and 2adapted to be folded one upon the other on the dot and'dash line 3. Eachsection has angularly disposed edges 4 and a curved outer edge 5,

the curved outer edge'fi'i of the section 2 being cut away intermediatethe ends thereof, as at 6 to facilitate opening the walls of thereceptacle formed by said sections.

After the section 2 is folded upon the section 1, the angularly disposededges of said sections are folded upon the dot and dash line 7, therebyproviding fla s 8. The flaps 8 have the confronting eges thereofPatented may 7, 1912.

folded upon the dot and dash lines 9 to provide auxiliary flaps l0, and.then the main flaps 8 are again folded upon the dot and dash lines 11-,whereby the auxiliary flaps 10 will be folded inwardly against the mainflaps, with the fold'of the auxiliary flaps in parallelism with the foldof the main flaps. This folding of the flaps 8 is clearly shown in Figs.3 to 5 inclusive and with the flaps approximately ti 9 same length asthe sections of the receptacle, nonleakable connections are made betweenthe two sections of the receptacle. l

The drinking cup can be made of light and durable waterproof paper,paperoid orother material and in actual practice the cup will hold wateror other liquid for drinking purposes.

By pressing the folded edges of the clip toward each other by the thumband fingers, the walls of the receptacle formed by the a sections 1 and2 are open at the upper ends whereby water can be easily collected inthecup. The manner of folding the edges of the sections 1 and 2 obviatesthe necessity of using any fastening means l y What we claim is,:--

A drinking cup in substantially flat form f and made from a single blankconsisting of two similar parts integral with each other and adapted tobe folded upon each other along the middle edge of the blank, each ofsaid parts being formed with flaps which extend lengthwise along itsside edges and which flaps are twice folded longitudinally and in thefinished cup are interlocked-and lie on one side of the finished cupoutside the latter.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

Q'UGENE VON V'ARGYAS.

JOSEPH W. DEIDRICK. Witnesses:

MAUDE E. Member,

HERMAN CASPER.

